Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Medical Director, TCH West Campus Emergency Center

Texas Children's Hospital

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

6621 Fannin Street, Suite A210
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-5497

Education

MD from New York Medical College

Valhalla, NY

Internship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Pediatrics

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Pediatrics

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Certifications

Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

American Board of Pediatrics

Professional Statement

Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt serves as the Medical Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) West Campus Emergency Center. Her academic interests include relationship-centered communication, patient/family education, and medical journalism. She has led a variety of multi-disciplinary committees and quality improvement projects designed to champion and promote a service quality environment and culture to improve the emergency center experience for all patients and their families.

Additionally, she serves on the Texas Children's Breakthrough Communication steering committee and helps facilitate and train Texas Children’s physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and team members in relationship-centered communication.

Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt has published peer-reviewed articles and chapters on interpersonal, triadic (clinician-patient-caregiver) communication and authored/contributed to numerous articles, blogs, and interviews for the TCH Blog (http://www.texaschildrensblog.org), Baylor College of Medicine Momentum Blog (https://blogs.bcm.edu/topics/momentum/), and other medical journalism sources/outlets. She additionally oversees the division’s pediatric emergency medicine social media accounts, @TxChildrensPEM and @bcm_pemfellows.

Websites

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics

American College of Emergency Physicians

Texas Pediatric Society